On September 1, 2026, Reets Drying Academy and Legend Brands will bring together some of the restoration industry’s most respected professionals, manufacturers, educators and business leaders for LEGENDS LIVE, a full-day industry event designed to create something increasingly valuable in restoration: access.

Access to the people shaping the industry. Access to the equipment restoration professionals depend on every day. Access to proven business strategies, technical knowledge and conversations that can lead to better decisions long after the event is over.

The people you know. The equipment you use. The ideas that move your business forward. All in one place.

That is the idea behind LEGENDS LIVE.

Throughout the day, attendees will move through hands-on learning stations, participate in live equipment demonstrations, hear from industry leaders and have the opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas and build relationships with professionals from across the restoration industry.

The conversations will cover the issues restoration companies are working through every day, including profitability, production, drying, documentation, estimating, safety, leadership, technology and business growth.

But LEGENDS LIVE is about more than what happens on a stage or at a demonstration station.

It is about getting the right people in the same place.

“Some of the most valuable things you take home from an industry event come from the conversations you never planned on having,” said Meredith Truitt of Reets Drying Academy. “You may find a piece of equipment that makes your team more efficient, hear an idea that improves your profitability or meet someone you call six months from now when you need help solving a problem. That is what we want LEGENDS LIVE to create.”

The event will feature hands-on learning stations and participation from Legend Brands, Reets Drying Academy, Clean Claims, ZipWall, Violand, ATMOS Drying, ICP Products, GMS, Carpet Cleaner America, PIP Global Safety/North Respirators, PEAC Solutions, Protimeter and the IICRC.

Scheduled guest speakers and industry leaders include Jeremy Reets, Jeff Jones, Lane Larsen, Andy Robinson, David Hodge, Gabe Vandusseldorp, Dane Gregory and Parker Olsen, with additional participants expected to be announced.

Attendees will have direct access to manufacturers, instructors, consultants and industry professionals throughout the day, creating opportunities to see equipment in action, ask technical and business questions, exchange ideas with other contractors and build relationships across the industry.

And because the event is being held at Reets Drying Academy, attendees can expect plenty of personality, great conversations, prizes and a room full of people who genuinely enjoy the restoration industry and want to see it continue to grow.

Restoration is a relationship business, Training matters. Equipment matters. Business strategy matters. But when you bring all of those things together with people who are willing to share what they know, ask questions and help each other get better, that is when something special happens.

LEGENDS LIVE will take place September 1, 2026, at Reets Drying Academy in Sharpsburg, Georgia.

Restoration professionals at every level of the industry, from technicians and estimators to managers and company owners are invited to attend.

One day. One industry. A lot of knowledge, equipment and people worth knowing.

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About Reets Drying Academy

Reets Drying Academy provides technical education, IICRC certification courses, hands-on training and online restoration education for professionals across the cleaning and restoration industry. Known for its practical approach to training, hands-on Flood House and unmistakable personality, Reets Drying Academy helps restoration professionals build the technical knowledge and business skills needed to perform better work and operate more profitable companies.